The second series documenting the zombie-crushing antics of Buffy et al is exactly 972 minutes long.

And if the Ireland boys were to tune in for the duration, it would not be the first time a bunch of men who cannot score for toffee have been transfixed for hours by the high-kicking antics of Sarah Michelle Gellar.

2: Fly from the USA to Australia, then celebrate with some music.

A trans-Pacific journey from Los Angeles to Melbourne will take 16 hours. And, after such an epic trek, it would seem appropriate to listen to all 12 minutes of The Doors oedipal rock wig-out frenzy The End, to bring up the magical 972-minute mark.

3: Repair one broken exhaust stud on the number one cylinder of a 92 Maxima SE Five Speed.

One for the petrol heads out there. Anyone who takes on this mighty task can expect it to take at least 16 hours, according to some bloke who was writing about it on the internet that I found.